Three Gorges Museum

Why it's worth it

The square-facing counterpart to the Great Hall of the People — a 2005 museum whose backbone is the Three Gorges: the dam project's rescue archaeology, the drowned valley's towns and temples, and two million people's relocation, all documented beside Ba bronzes and Han figurines.

Don't miss

• The dam-relief and the rescued stone carvings from the flooded gorge temples
• The Ba people's boat-coffin burials — hung in cliffs, now under glass
• The rooftop view across Renmin Square to the Great Hall's colonnade

Getting there

Line 2 to Zengjiayan, Exit A; the museum faces the Great Hall across the square.

Tips

• Free; allow 2-3 hours — the Three Gorges floor alone holds attention
• English signage is decent on the main narratives, thin on the small finds
• Closed Mondays; combine with Renmin Hall (peek inside if open) in one square visit